(This is the first of two posts on this topic. I’ve included the original song “Rescue Me” to accompany these blogs) http://chrisatkins.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Rescue-Me.mp3 When I was 2 years old, my parents took our family to a company picnic. The owner of...

Last week I read with heartbreak about a well-known singer who had taken his own life. As I read the statement from his grieving family, I prayed for his wife and children who are struggling to make sense of the death of their beloved husband and father. I was...

Last week was a roller coaster ride for our family. One day we were riding high on the realization that we had a purchase agreement on our Minnesota house and could move forward with plans for a new home in Florida and our ministry there. Two days later we were in...

(This week I’m including the original song “Water Into Wine” to accompany the blog. Enjoy!) http://chrisatkins.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Water-Into-Wine-.mp3 A few short weeks ago the trees in our front yard looked like lifeless sticks whose branches stiffly...

Take a listen to this week’s song “PeaceDriver”! http://chrisatkins.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Peace-Driver.mp3 Sunday morning we were in a hurry to get to church and were looking forward to worshiping God with fellow Christ-followers at the place that has been...